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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chester Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubbles Lahey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson's entrance music is bouncing souls - olé. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chester Carlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubbles Lahey!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahey throws a series of strikes that have Carlson backpedaling.
A head kick misses from Lahey.
Lahey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lahey fails with the takedown.
Lahey lands with an overhand left.
Lahey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlson tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlson tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Lahey misses.
Carlson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lahey, pushing him back against the cage.
Lahey is trying to force a seperation but Carlson has the dominant position.
Carlson misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Carlson.
Carlson tries a knee to the head but Lahey blocks it.
Lahey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lahey is looking to break free of the clinch but Carlson has double underhooks.
Carlson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lahey looking for a takedown.
Carlson lands a knee to the body.
Lahey looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlson tries a knee to the head but Lahey blocks it.
Carlson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carlson connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson looking to throw knees to the head but Lahey is blocking nicely.
Carlson effectively controlling the action here.
Carlson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carlson misses with a knee to the head.
Lahey tries to circle away but Carlson has him pinned against the cage.
Lahey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carlson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lahey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carlson.
Carlson looking to throw knees to the head but Lahey is blocking nicely.
Carlson lands a knee to the head.
Carlson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carlson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carlson tries a knee to the head but Lahey blocks it.
Lahey is looking to break free of the clinch but Carlson has double underhooks.
Lahey tries to break free but Carlson pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lahey fails to land.
Carlson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lahey is trying to force a seperation but Carlson has the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Lahey - that landed with a thud.
Lahey is trying to break the clinch but Carlson has him pressed against the cage.
Lahey manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carlson!
Lahey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carlson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lahey misses with a body punch
and Carlson counters with a leg kick.
Carlson swinging wilding here.
Carlson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carlson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carlson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lahey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carlson with a knee to the head.
Carlson misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carlson.
Carlson slows down the pace here.
Carlson prevents Lahey from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lahey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carlson throws an elbow but it misses.
Lahey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carlson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lahey's brow.
Lahey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carlson with a knee to the head.
Carlson misses with a knee to the head.
Lahey breaks the clinch.
Carlson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lahey throws a lazy head kick
and Carlson counters with an outside leg kick.
Bubbles Lahey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lahey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlson moves away.
Carlson moves into range and clinches up with Lahey.
Carlson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lahey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carlson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lahey tries to break the clinch but Carlson is controlling the position.
Carlson keeps control of Lahey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carlson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lahey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carlson trying to land knees to the body.
Lahey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carlson walks away with a smile on his face. Lahey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chester Carlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubbles Lahey.
Lahey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lahey walks into a left hand.
Lahey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carlson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lahey waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Carlson.
Lahey wants to clinch
and Carlson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lahey's knee momentarily.
Carlson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lahey takes a step back to recover.
Carlson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lahey avoids the head kick by Carlson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lahey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carlson counters with a head kick.
Lahey misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Carlson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Carlson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carlson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carlson tests Lahey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Lahey misses
and Carlson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lahey with a poor takedown
and Carlson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carlson throws a right and a left that Lahey avoids nicely.
Carlson clinches up with Lahey and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Carlson.
Carlson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lahey wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlson won't allow it.
Lahey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carlson with a knee to the head.
Carlson tries a knee to the head but Lahey blocks it.
Carlson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lahey's defenses.
Carlson lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lahey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carlson slows down the pace here.
Lahey wants to break free but Carlson has control.
Carlson with a knee to the head.
Lahey managing to block the knees to the body from Carlson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Lahey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carlson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lahey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carlson looking to throw knees to the head but Lahey is blocking nicely.
Lahey is trying to break the clinch but Carlson has him pressed against the cage.
Lahey has a couple of punches blocked by Carlson.
Lahey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carlson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lahey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lahey is trying to break the clinch but Carlson has him pressed against the cage.
Carlson tries a knee to the head but Lahey blocks it.
Carlson taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Lahey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carlson lands a nice elbow.
Lahey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lahey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lahey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carlson counters with a nice body kick.
Carlson rushes Lahey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carlson tries to land a knee to the head but Lahey blocks with his arms.
Carlson prevents Lahey from breaking the clinch.
Carlson misses with a knee strike.
Carlson landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carlson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lahey is defending well for now.
Lahey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lahey tries to circle away but Carlson has him pinned against the cage.
Lahey working aggressively here.
Lahey jumps guard but Carlson stands there with Lahey around his waist. Lahey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Carlson tries to land a knee to the head but Lahey blocks with his arms.
Carlson with a knee to the head.
Lahey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lahey blocks a head kick by Carlson.
Lahey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lahey avoids the head kick by Carlson.
Lahey misses with a leg kick
and Carlson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lahey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lahey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Carlson counter with a right hand.
Lahey blocks a head kick by Carlson.
Lahey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carlson throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick by Carlson misses
and Lahey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carlson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lahey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carlson counters with a nice body kick.
Chester Carlson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlson lands a nice hook to Lahey's body. Lahey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lahey misses with a hook to the body
and Carlson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lahey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lahey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carlson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carlson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lahey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Lahey.
Carlson misses with a knee strike.
Lahey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chester Carlson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lahey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lahey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carlson rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lahey throws a good cross that connects.
Lahey swinging wilding here.
Carlson moves into the clinch.
Lahey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lahey has had enough of the clinch but Carlson keeps him there for the moment.
Carlson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lahey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carlson keeps control of Lahey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carlson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carlson misses with a knee strike.
Lahey has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carlson.
Carlson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carlson prevents Lahey from breaking the clinch.
Carlson keeps control of Lahey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carlson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lahey blocks it with crossed arms.
Lahey manages to break the clinch.
Lahey misses with a jab to the body
and Carlson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lahey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carlson counters with a nice body shot.
Carlson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lahey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Carlson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lahey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lahey.
Carlson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lahey misses with a leg kick
and Carlson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lahey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carlson moves into the clinch.
Carlson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lahey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lahey throws a lazy head kick
and Carlson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Carlson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lahey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carlson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carlson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carlson misses with a knee to the head.
Carlson tries a knee to the head but Lahey blocks it.
Lahey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lahey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lahey tries to clinch
and Carlson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson avoids a kick to the body.
Carlson catches Lahey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lahey avoids the head kick by Carlson.
Carlson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carlson keeps control of Lahey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carlson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lahey is defending well for now.
Lahey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lahey is looking to break free of the clinch but Carlson has double underhooks.
Lahey lands a nice uppercut.
Lahey can't break the clinch.
Lahey has had enough of the clinch but Carlson keeps him there for the moment.
Carlson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lahey blocks it with crossed arms.
Carlson misses with a knee strike.
Carlson is looking to control Lahey's arms but Lahey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carlson has his back to the cage.
Lahey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carlson looking to throw knees to the head but Lahey is blocking nicely.
Lahey wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlson won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carlson.
Carlson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lahey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lahey wants to break free but Carlson has control.
Lahey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chester Carlson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lahey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lahey working hard to break the clinch.
Lahey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses
and Lahey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carlson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carlson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lahey throws a lazy head kick
and Carlson counters with a left to the body.
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick and Lahey moves out of range easily.
Lahey misses with a shot to the body
and Carlson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lahey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlson tries to clinch there but Lahey circles away.
Carlson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlson is trying to maintain a safe position but Lahey gets an underhook and turns Carlson into the cage.
Lahey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carlson scores with a knee to the head.
Carlson tries a knee to the head but Lahey blocks it.
Lahey is trying to break free.
Carlson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carlson misses with a knee to the head.
Lahey taking a breather.
Bubbles Lahey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlson lands an elbow inside that Lahey shrugs off.
Carlson misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Carlson.
Lahey tries to throw a body punch but Carlson avoids it by throwing Lahey back against the cage.
Lahey tries to break the clinch but Carlson is controlling the position.
Carlson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lahey tries to pull guard but Carlson holds him up against the cage and eventually Lahey drops back down to his feet.
Lahey wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlson won't allow it.
Lahey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lahey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carlson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chester Carlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubbles Lahey.
Carlson misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carlson looking to throw knees to the head but Lahey is blocking nicely.
Carlson looking to slow down the pace here.
Lahey misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lahey fails to land.
Carlson slowing the pace effectively.
Carlson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carlson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lahey won't want to take too many of those.
Lahey tries to circle away but Carlson has him pinned against the cage.
Carlson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carlson looking to throw knees to the head but Lahey is blocking nicely.
Lahey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lahey wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlson won't allow it.
Carlson misses with a knee strike.
Lahey looking to slow down the pace here.
Carlson misses with a knee strike.
Carlson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lahey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lahey wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlson won't allow it.
Lahey has had enough of the clinch but Carlson keeps him there for the moment.
Carlson taking a breather.
Carlson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lahey is trying to break free.
Chester Carlson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carlson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carlson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chester Carlson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carlson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chester Carlson!
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